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Ahn SG, Nam SJ, Ahn SH, Jung Y, Park HK, Lee SJ, Kang SS, Han W, Park KH, Park YL, Lee J, Youn HJ, Kim JH, Yoo Y, Song JY, Ko BK, Gwak G, Chung MS, Kim SY, Cho SH, Kim D, Chang MC, Moon BI, Kim LS, Kim SJ, Park MH, Kim TH, Cho J, Lim CW, Bae YT, Gong G, Bae YK, Lee A, Jeong J. Clinical Outcomes Following Letrozole Treatment according to Estrogen Receptor Expression in Postmenopausal Women: LETTER Study (KBCSG-006). J Breast Cancer 2021; 24:164-174. [PMID: 33818022 PMCID: PMC8090806 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2021.24.e17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Purpose In this trial, we investigated the efficacy and safety of adjuvant letrozole for hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer. Here, we report the clinical outcome in postmenopausal women with HR-positive breast cancer treated with adjuvant letrozole according to estrogen receptor (ER) expression levels. Methods In this multi-institutional, open-label, observational study, postmenopausal patients with HR-positive breast cancer received adjuvant letrozole (2.5 mg/daily) for 5 years unless they experienced disease progression or unacceptable toxicity or withdrew their consent. The patients were stratified into the following 3 groups according to ER expression levels using a modified Allred score (AS): low, intermediate, and high (AS 3–4, 5–6, and 7–8, respectively). ER expression was centrally reviewed. The primary objective was the 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate. Results Between April 25, 2010, and February 5, 2014, 440 patients were enrolled. With a median follow-up of 62.0 months, the 5-year DFS rate in all patients was 94.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 91.8–96.6). The 5-year DFS and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates did not differ according to ER expression; the 5-year DFS rates were 94.3% and 94.1%in the low-to-intermediate and high expression groups, respectively (p = 0.6), and the corresponding 5-year RFS rates were 95.7% and 95.4%, respectively (p = 0.7). Furthermore, 25 patients discontinued letrozole because of drug toxicity. Conclusion Treatment with adjuvant letrozole showed very favorable treatment outcomes and good tolerability among Korean postmenopausal women with ER-positive breast cancer, independent of ER expression. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01069211
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- Sung Gwe Ahn
- Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, CHA University Ilsan Medical Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Busan St. Mary's Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Choongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kangseo MizMedi Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ewha Woman's University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gangseo Mizmedi Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Jung Y, Lee SJ, Lee J, Noh WC, Nam SJ, Park BW, Bae YT, Kang SS, Park HK, Yoon JH, Kim JR, Cho SH, Kim LS, Moon BI, Jung SH, Lim CW, Kim SY, Park HY, Song J, Lee KM, Park SH, Jeong J, Park HL, Kim SW, Kwak BS, Kang SH, Cho YU, Gwak GH, Park YL, Kim SW, Han S. Assessment of Quality of Life and Safety in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Letrozole as an Early Adjuvant Treatment. J Breast Cancer 2018; 21:182-189. [PMID: 29963114 PMCID: PMC6015975 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2018.21.2.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose There are few reports from Asian countries about the long-term results of aromatase inhibitor adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. This observational study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of letrozole in postmenopausal Korean women with operable breast cancer. Methods Self-reported quality of life (QoL) scores were serially assessed for 3 years during adjuvant letrozole treatment using the Korean version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast questionnaires (version 3). Changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and serum cholesterol levels were also examined. Results All 897 patients received the documented informed consent form and completed a baseline questionnaire before treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered to 684 (76.3%) subjects, and 410 (45.7%) and 396 (44.1%) patients had stage I and II breast cancer, respectively. Each patient completed questionnaires at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months after enrollment. Of 897 patients, 749 (83.5%) completed the study. The dropout rate was 16.5%. The serial trial outcome index, the sum of the physical and functional well-being subscales, increased gradually and significantly from baseline during letrozole treatment (p<0.001). The mean serum cholesterol level increased significantly from 199 to 205 after 36 months (p=0.042). The mean BMD significantly decreased from −0.39 at baseline to −0.87 after 36 months (p<0.001). Conclusion QoL gradually improved during letrozole treatment. BMD and serum cholesterol level changes were similar to those in Western countries, indicating that adjuvant letrozole treatment is well tolerated in Korean women, with minimal ethnic variation.
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- Yongsik Jung
- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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- Breast Cancer Center, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Daerim St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Hwang KT, Kim J, Kim EK, Jung SH, Sohn G, Kim SI, Jeong J, Lee HJ, Park JH, Oh S, Ahn SH, Noh DY, Nam SJ, Lee ES, Park BW, Noh WC, Yoon JH, Lee SJ, Lee EK, Jeong J, Han S, Park HY, Paik NS, Bae YT, Lee HJ, Park HK, Ko SS, Song BJ, Suh YJ, Jung SH, Cho SH, Kim SJ, Oh SJ, Ko BK, Kim KS, Park C, Baek JM, Hwang KT, Chang IS, Bae JW, Kim JS, Kang SH, Gwak G, Lee JH, Kim TH, Chang M, Kim SY, Lee JS, Song JY, Park HL, Min SY, Yang JH, Park SH, Park WC, Kim LS, Ryu DW, Kim KC, Chung MS, Park HB, Lim CW, Choi UJ, Kwak BS, Park YS, Shin HJ, Choi YJ, Kim D, Han A, Koh JH, Choi S, Yoon D, Choi SY, Chul SH, Kim JI, Choi JH, Ryu JW, Ko CD, Lee IK, Lee DS, Choi S, Min YK, Jeon YS, Park EH. Poor Prognosis of Lower Inner Quadrant in Lymph Node–negative Breast Cancer Patients Who Received No Chemotherapy: A Study Based on Nationwide Korean Breast Cancer Registry Database. Clin Breast Cancer 2017; 17:e169-e184. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kim JJ, Kim JY, Kang HJ, Shin JK, Kang T, Lee SW, Bae YT. Computer-aided Diagnosis-generated Kinetic Features of Breast Cancer at Preoperative MR Imaging: Association with Disease-free Survival of Patients with Primary Operable Invasive Breast Cancer. Radiology 2017; 284:45-54. [PMID: 28253106 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017162079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Purpose To retrospectively investigate the relationship between the kinetic features of breast cancer assessed with computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) at preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and disease-free survival in patients with primary operable invasive breast cancer. Materials and Methods This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board. The requirement to obtain informed consent was waived. The authors identified 329 consecutive women (mean age, 52.9 years; age range, 32-88 years) with newly diagnosed invasive breast cancer who had undergone preoperative MR imaging and surgery between January 2012 and February 2013. All MR images were retrospectively reviewed by using a commercially available CAD system, and the following kinetic parameters were noted for each lesion: peak enhancement (highest pixel signal intensity in the first series obtained after administration of contrast material), angio-volume (total volume of the enhancing lesion), and delayed enhancement profiles (the proportions of washout, plateau, and persistently enhancing component within a tumor). Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to identify the relationship between CAD-generated kinetics and disease-free survival after adjusting for clinical-pathologic variables. Results A total of 36 recurrences developed at a median follow-up of 50 months (range, 15-55 months). CAD-measured peak enhancement at preoperative MR imaging enabled differentiation between patients with and patients without recurrence (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.728; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.676, 0.775; P < .001). Multivariate Cox analysis showed that a higher peak enhancement (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.001; 95% CI: 1.000, 1.002; P = .004), a higher washout component (HR = 1.029; 95% CI: 1.005, 1.054; P = .017), and lymphovascular invasion at histopathologic examination (HR = 3.011; 95% CI: 1.302, 6.962; P = .010) were associated with poorer disease-free survival. Conclusion Higher values of CAD-measured peak enhancement and washout component at preoperative MR imaging were significantly associated with poorer disease-free survival of patients with primary operable breast cancer. © RSNA, 2017.
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- Jin Joo Kim
- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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- From the Department of Radiology (J.J.K., J.Y.K., H.J.K.), Busan Cancer Center (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (S.W.L., Y.T.B.), Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10 Ami-Dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea; and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea (J.J.K., J.Y.K., J.K.S.).From the 2016 RSNA Annual Meeting
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Kim SS, Kim IJ, Kim SJ, Lee JY, Bae YT, Jeon YK, Kim BH, Kim YK. Incidental Diffuse Thyroid 18F-FDG Uptake Related to Autoimmune Thyroiditis May Be a Favorable Prognostic Factor in Advanced Breast Cancer. J Nucl Med 2012; 53:1855-62. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.108811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Kim SS, Kim SJ, Bae YT, Lee JY, Kim BH, Kim YK, Kim IJ. Factors associated with the development of new onset diffuse thyroid F18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake after treatment of breast cancer in patients without a history of thyroid disease or thyroid dysfunction. Thyroid 2012; 22:53-8. [PMID: 22142373 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2011.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many studies have shown an association between thyroid disorders and breast cancer. Among them, diffusely increased thyroid uptake of F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) has been associated with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. There is little or no information regarding the relationship between treatment of breast cancer and the development of new diffuse thyroid F-18 FDG uptake. Here, we report the frequency of this occurrence and some of the factors associated with it. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the positron emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT) database and identified 290 women who had underwent PET-CTs both before and after breast surgery. Of these, 246 were enrolled in this study and 44 were excluded, because before breast surgery they had either a history of prior thyroid disorders including thyroid cancer or abnormal serum free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone, or other malignancies. Tests for serum antithyroid antibodies were not available before thyroid surgery in all patients. There were 62 patients who did have antithyroid antibody tests before surgery and 27 were positive. They were not excluded from the study. RESULTS Diffuse thyroidal uptake on PET-CT developed in 23 (9.3%) patients during the follow-up period (median=21.1 months; range=3.1-47.3 months). Age (≥55 years; hazard ratio [HR]=0.15; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.03-0.65; p=0.012), bilaterality of breast cancer (HR=3.87; 95% CI: 1.02-14.62; p=0.046), and postsurgical radiotherapy (HR=3.06; 95% CI: 1.03-9.16; p=0.045) showed independent association with new thyroid FDG uptake in multivariate analysis. All patients with thyroid FDG uptake met at least one of some criteria related to chronic thyroditis (positive for antithyroid antibodies or cytology findings or ultrasonography findings of Hashimoto's thyroiditis) and were associated with development of hypothyroidism (52.2% vs. 4.5% in patients without uptake; p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Radiotherapy in breast cancer may be an independent predictive factor for the development of new diffuse thyroidal uptake in PET-CT associated with thyroid dysfunction during follow-up. The development of diffuse F-18 FDG uptake is a marker for thyroid abnormalities. Younger women who have radiotherapy after surgery for breast cancer, in particular, are candidates for close follow-up of their thyroid function.
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- Sang Soo Kim
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Jung YJ, Bae YT, Lee JY, Seo HI, Kim JY, Choo KS. Lateral decubitus positioning stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy with true lateral mammography. J Breast Cancer 2011; 14:64-8. [PMID: 21847397 PMCID: PMC3148512 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2011.14.1.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) has been used to evaluate microcalcifications or non-palpable breast lesions on mammography. Although stereotactic VAB is usually performed in a prone or upright position, an expensive prone table is necessary and vasovagal reactions often occur during the procedure. For these reasons, the lateral decubitus position can be applied for stereotactic VAB, and true lateral mammography can be used to detect the lesion. We report on 15 cases of lateral decubitus positioning for stereotactic VAB with true lateral mammography for non-palpable breast lesions or microcalcifications. The mean procedure time was approximately 30.1 minutes, and no complications occurred during the procedures. Fourteen cases had benign breast lesions and one case had a ductal carcinoma in situ. The lateral decubitus stereotactic VAB with true lateral mammography can be applied for microcalcifications or non-palpable breast lesions and helps to minimize anxiety and vasovagal reactions in patients.
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- Youn Joo Jung
- Breast Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Park EY, Bae YT, Lee JY, Seo HI, Moon ES, Jung YJ. Depressive Symptom-Related Factors in Patients with Breast Cancer. J Breast Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2011.14.s.s64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Eun Young Park
- Department of Surgery, Postgraduate College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Postgraduate College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Postgraduate College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Postgraduate College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Breast Cancer Center, Postgraduate College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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Lee J, Kang E, Kim SW, Park B, Park SK, Ahn SH, Lee HD, Jeong J, Jung SH, Lee BK, Chang MC, Bae YT, Cho YU, Hwang KT, Kim HA, Kim EK, Paik NS, Han S, Yoon CS, Lee MH. The Prevalence of Ovarian Cancer in Korean Women at High-Risk for Hereditary Breast-Ovarian Cancer. J Breast Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2011.14.s.s24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Jihyoun Lee
- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Seo HI, Bae YT, Han KT, Kim S, Park DY. Clinicopathological Characteristics in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer with Low FDG Uptake in18F-FDG PET/CT. J Breast Cancer 2010. [DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2010.13.1.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Hyung-Il Seo
- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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Choo KS, Kwak HS, Tae Bae Y, Lee JY, Lee SJ, Seo HI, Nam SB. The value of a combination of wire localization and ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy for clustered microcalcifications. Breast 2008; 17:611-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2008.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Revised: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Lee SJ, Bae YT, Seo HI, Kang TW. Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Contralateral Pectoralis Major Myomammary Flap for Breast Conserving Surgery. J Breast Cancer 2008. [DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2008.11.4.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Seung Ju Lee
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Maryknoll General Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Kwak HS, Bae YT, Han KT, Kim IJ. The Multidrug Resistance-related Protein and P-glycoprotein Expressions, and the Washout Rates of 99mTc-MIBI in Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma of Breast, Correlation with the Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. J Breast Cancer 2007. [DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2007.10.1.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Hi Suk Kwak
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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Kim SJ, Kim IJ, Bae YT, Kim YK, Kim DS. Comparison of early and delayed quantified indices of double-phase (99m)Tc MIBI scintimammography in the detection of primary breast cancer. Acta Radiol 2005; 46:148-54. [PMID: 15902889 DOI: 10.1080/02841850510020752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the diagnostic accuracy and incremental diagnostic role of quantitative indices of early and delayed lesion to non-lesion ratios (L/Ns) in the detection of primary breast cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS Double-phase (99m)Tc MIBI scintimammography (SMM) (early 10 min, delayed 3 h) was performed after injection of 750 MBq of (99m)Tc MIBI in 446 highly suspected breast cancer patients (malignant: 311, benign: 135). For visual analysis, five scoring methods were used, and, for quantitative analysis, early and delayed L/Ns were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses were performed to determine the optimal visual grade, and to calculate cut-off values of quantitative indices for differentiation of malignant and benign diseases and to investigate whether the quantitative indices could provide incremental diagnostic values in addition to visual analysis. RESULTS Optimal visual grades were above 4 and 5 in the detection of breast cancer. Sensitivity was 84.2% and specificity 79.3%; the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.832 (95% CI, 0.794-0.866) and standard error was 0.019. Early and delayed L/Ns of malignant breast disease were significantly higher than those of benign disease (early: 2.01 +/- 0.99 versus 1.13 +/- 0.26 (P < 0.001); delayed: 1.68 +/- 0.69 versus 1.11 +/- 0.23 (P < 0.001)). The optimal L/Ns for the detection of primary breast cancer were 1.27 for early and 1.12 for delayed imaging. When early L/N 1.27 was used as cut-off value for the detection of primary breast cancer, the sensitivity of SMM was 77.8% and specificity 85.2%. The AUC was 0.856 (95% CI, 0.820-0.888). When delayed L/N 1.12 was used, sensitivity and specificity were 81.4% and 78.5%, respectively. The AUC was 0.834 (95% CI, 0.796-0.867). The ROC comparison of early and delayed L/N showed no statistical difference in the detection of malignant breast disease (P=0.403). When the delayed L/N was added to the early one, early plus delayed quantitative analysis (E+D) showed 86.5% sensitivity and 74.8% specificity. However, the AUCs of E+D (0.854, 95% CI, 0.767-0.842) and early L/N (E) (0.856) showed no statistical difference (P=0.614). When grades 4 and 5 were used as cut-off visual grade, sensitivity and specificity were 84.2% and 79.3%, respectively. When the E was added to visual grade, visual plus early L/N (V+E) showed 89.4% sensitivity and 77% specificity. The AUC of V+E (0.867, 95% CI, 0.832 0.897) was significantly higher than that of visual analysis (V) (0.832, 95% CI, 0.794-0.866, P < 0.001). When the delayed L/N (D) was added to visual grade, visual plus delayed L/N (V+D) showed 89.4% sensitivity and 74.1% specificity. The AUCs of V+D (0.852, 95% CI, 0.816-0.884) and V revealed no statistical differences (P = 0.052). CONCLUSION From this study, the optimal visual grades for diagnosis of breast cancer were grades 4 and 5; the cut-off values of L/Ns were 1.27 for early and 1.12 for delayed imaging. It was also found that early L/Ns provide incremental value in addition to visual analysis. However, delayed L/N revealed no incremental value. Therefore, the delayed image should not be routinely performed for purposes of primary breast cancer detection
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- S J Kim
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
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Seo HI, Kwak HS, Jo HJ, Jeon TY, Bae YT, Sim MS. Correlation of Ultrasonographic Findings and Pathologic Prognostic Predictions in Breast Cancer. Cancer Res Treat 2001; 33:296-301. [PMID: 26680799 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2001.33.4.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Increased technologic capabilities have allowed for the expanded use of ultrasound beyond simple differentiation of a lesion as solid versus cystic nature, allowing us to classify lesions into various categories based on a number of descriptive features. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether to predict the preoperative prognosis of breast cancer through the correlation between ultrasonographic images and the grade of malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The patient population for this study consisted of 107 patients with infiltrative ductal carcinoma who were evaluated using ultrasound technology. Ultrasonographic findings were divided as follows: Type I, round or oval shape and regular border; Type II, partially round or oval shape and partially irregular border; and Type III, irregular shape and irregular border. RESULTS 1. The frequency of grade 1 (G1) was significantly higher in the Type I group than the othergroups. 2. In the 2.0 cm sized mass, the lymph node metastasis rate was significantly lower in the Type I group than the other groups. 3. In all the groups, Estrogen receptor (ER) positivity was insignificant regardless of tumor size and type. 4. In the 2.0 cm sized mass, c-erbB-2 positivity was significantly lower in the Type I than the other groups. There was no clear difference among the three groups in tumors greater than 2.0 cm in size. CONCLUSION These results show that our classification of ultrasonographic images reflect the grade of malignancy in terms of clinicopathological features in breast cancers less than 2.0 cm in size. Therefore, ultrasonographic findings may help predict the preoperative prognosis in T1 size breast cancer, although further study is required.
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Choi SH, Kang HK, Im EO, Kim YJ, Bae YT, Choi YH, Lee KH, Chung HY, Chang HK, Kim ND. Inhibition of cell growth and telomerase activity of breast cancer cells in vitro by retinoic acids. Int J Oncol 2000; 17:971-6. [PMID: 11029500 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.17.5.971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The effects of retinoic acid (RA) and its analogs, all-trans RA, 9-cis RA and 13-cis RA, were investigated in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells and immortalized breast epithelial cell line MCF-10A. RA inhibited the telomerase activity of MCF-7 cells in a wide range of concentrations. RA at 10 microM also inhibited the growth of MCF-7 cells in a time-dependent manner. However, no significant growth inhibition was found between untreated control and RA-treated MCF-10A cells. Moreover, a marked inhibition of telomerase activity by RA was detected early in MCF-7 cells (after 24 h of RA treatment), which was preceded by a reduction of hTERT mRNA expression (after 12 h of RA treatment). However, MCF-10A cells showed a reduction of telomerase activity and down-regulation of hTERT after 4 days of RA treatment. Simultaneous changes in hTERT mRNA expression and telomerase activity were found for MCF-10A cells. The expressions of hTR and hTEP1 telomerase component genes were not changed after RA treatment. These results indicate that the anti-breast cancer activity of RA could be mediated by its ability to down-regulate the expression of hTERT telomerase gene.
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- S H Choi
- Department of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea
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Reddy PS, Idamakanti N, Song JY, Lee JB, Hyun BH, Park JH, Cha SH, Bae YT, Tikoo SK, Babiuk LA. Nucleotide sequence and transcription map of porcine adenovirus type 3. Virology 1998; 251:414-26. [PMID: 9837805 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1998.9418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The complete nucleotide sequence of porcine adenovirus type 3 was determined and a transcriptional map for the genome was constructed. The size of the genome is 34094 bp in length with an unusually high G + C content (63.7%), the highest thus far reported for any adenovirus. Overall organization of the genome is similar to that for previously sequenced adenoviral DNAs, but there also were distinct differences. The late regions genes are organized into six families, instead of five as they are in human adenovirus type 2. In contrast to bovine adenovirus type 3 and ovine adenovirus, which lack virion-associated RNA genes, the nucleotide sequence analysis of the viral genome indicates that it encodes one short VA RNA species. With the exception of the fiber and a 33-kDa nonstructural protein, the predicted amino acid sequences of the open reading frames in the late regions and the E2 region and IVa2 exhibited a high level of homology, whereas the deduced amino acid sequences of ORFs in E1, E3, and E4 regions, and the pIX showed a lesser homology with the corresponding proteins of other adenoviruses. The proteins V, VII, and IX are unusually long, and the protein VII lacks the consensus protease cleavage site. Genomic and cDNA sequence analysis has identified promoters, cap sites, intron-exon boundaries, polyadenylation signals, and polyadenylation sites in the viral genome.
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- P S Reddy
- Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E3, Canada.
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